diminish

[美國]/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
[英國]/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

vt. 使減少;使變小
vi. 變小;減少
Word Forms
過去分詞diminished
現在分詞diminishing
第三人稱單數diminishes
過去式diminished

短語搭配

diminish in importance

降低重要性

diminish inflammation

消炎

例句

diminish the cost of production

減小生產成本

a diminished role for local government.

當地政府被削弱了的地位。

she felt diminished by the report.

她感到被那篇報道貶損了形象。

We should try to diminish the cost of production.

我們應盡力減少生產成本。

Diminish the revenue by reducing tax.

由於減稅而使這個國家的稅收減少。

He likes to diminish the skill of others.

他喜歡貶低別人的技術。

Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor's popularity.

幾項不得人心的決定使州長的聲望下降。

The country diminished the revenue by reducing tax.

這個國家通過減稅而使稅收減少了。

An occasional outburst didn't diminish my respect for her.

偶爾的一次發火並未減少我對她的尊敬。

The warden's authority diminished after the revolt.

典獄長的權威在動亂後下降了。

the trial has aged and diminished him.

這場審訊使他衰老而且垮了。

The harmony of her face is not diminished by her imperfect nose.

她不完美的鼻子並沒有降低她臉部的和諧。

The unskilled section of the working class was diminishing as a proportion of the workforce.

勞動力中非熟練工人的人數正在減少。

the problem of diminished sight can be reduced or corrected by using spectacles.

視力下降問題可通過戴眼鏡矯正得到解決。

regretfully, mounting costs and diminishing traffic forced the line to close.

令人遺憾,成本增加和客流量減少使航線被迫關閉。

Biomarkers of aging include thinning of the hair and diminished elasticity of the skin.

衰老的生物標誌包括頭髮變稀與皮膚失去彈性

The differences between manual labour and mental labour are diminishing in some developed countries.

在一些發達國家體力勞動和腦力勞動的差別正在縮小。

原聲例句

Even more alarmingly, its flow is diminishing at source.

更令人擔憂的是它的源頭水流正在逐漸減小。

來源: "BBC Documentary: Home"

He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives at doing nothing (on purpose).

損之又損,以至於無爲。

來源: Tao Te Ching

This is the law of diminishing marginal utility.

這就是邊際效用遞減規律。

來源: TED-Ed (video version)

Signs now are that both are diminishing.

現在看來兩種情況都有好轉。

來源: The Economist - International

Amygdala damage also causes a diminished fear response.

杏仁核損傷也會導致恐懼反應減弱。

來源: Osmosis - Nerve

Dudley, on the other hand, looked somehow diminished.

另一方面,達力看上去倒像是縮小了一些。

來源: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

President Zelensky says airstrikes will not diminish the spirit of Ukrainians.

澤連斯基總統表示,空襲不會削弱烏克蘭人的精神。

來源: BBC World Headlines

By diminishing Marissa's accomplishment, the attacks diminished us all.

由於我們不夠重視邁耶的成就,批評她的聲音無疑也會輕視女性自身。

來源: Lean In

Adenosine can no longer bind, meaning it's calming properties are diminished.

腺苷無法再與受體連接,意味着它的鎮靜作用就會減弱。

來源: Asap SCIENCE Selection

It amplifies quieter emotions, but it diminishes the intensity of stronger feelings.

獨處既可以將我們內心平靜的情緒起伏放大,但與此同時,它也可以削弱我們內心強烈的情緒起伏。

來源: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

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